Couch-bed.



G. L. PLUNKE'IT. COUH BED. APPLIOATXQN FILED Dm. 2, '1909.

984,601. Panted Feb. 21, 1911.

3 BHEETSSHEET 1.

(5 .nl HM? C. L. PLUNKETT. Couch: B ED. APPLICATION ILED DEU. 2,1908.

Patented P91121, 1911.

Mii/lemmi? Sil o open; Fig. 3

CHARLES L. PLUNKETT, F NEW YORK. N. PANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

Y.. ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN COUCH COM- A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

(TOUCH-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

Application filed December 2, 1908.' Serial No. 465,632.

To alt whom 'it natif eo'ncm'u:

lle it known that Ltliiiiuninli. ILi'xni'xri. a citizen of the United States, .residing 1n New York` borough ot' Manhattai'iA inuthe eount)v of New York and State ot .\ew. York. have invented certain new and ust-tut linproveinents in Gouril-Beds. ot which the following' is a Hpeeitieation. I

This invention relates lo couch beds. and

in whirli one set-tion is niovnhle with relation to the otheil to 'torni either :i doulile or :i `nngte hed or eoueh, the objectI of the present invention livingl to provide an iniproved ineann tior .\hitt in; one ot.' said lQeetionb relativ and also to provide swingingl of one ot said seetione. the iii-.it-

tress, usniillil ot' a book forni, will he opened or closed.

further object, of the invention is the provision ot' an extreinelv simple and iuexniore partieuhirly to thatielass ot eoueh beds'l as hy swinging. el)v to the other. j means whereby. on the peneire nieanrl which in operation will Swing g one ot- :i pair ot nesting' sections so :is to will also siniultuneoualir with tl olf' the said Heetionl` Swing open or closethe mattress.

further ohjeet'. 4of the invention is the provision. in connect-ion with a teleseopiiirr or .nestingl eoneh `hed in whieli one Section swings with relzit'ion to the other. ot.E a. tolding' matt-resoy onepart ot' which also swings with relation to the other. 'whereby as the swinging' seetion ofthe eoneli hed is drawn into position to t'orin a double hed the toldin g` mattress will be Sininltaneoualy opened to-.ret upon both lQeetions forming' the hed.

.i further ohjeet. ot the invention is the the eliaraetei described in which while one section of `tlie"'hed Swinga in one direction the folding` portion ot' the matti-ens for the hed will Swing in the opposite direction through the iuediuin of ineanI which nini' he utilized for this purpose. the eonstruet-ion. however. being preferably such that on manipulating the .swin ;inl section of the hed the folding' mattress will :iiitoin-.itieally open and close;

end vie Fig'. an end view ot' the saine partly is an end view ol' the saine provision ot :in iinproved eoueh hed ot'4 i instaure the swinging seetion. nia. v""l-iav torni either a single or a donhle hed and i ie swing-ing' 1 I i i t i i i i l Swinging e -tion B th tion to torin a eoueh eut irel v open; Fig'. -t ia a perspeetive view of thinI improved hed with the folding mattress l'enioved. parts thereof heinzgi hroken away, an is :ilkothe ease with Figs. L? and 3; Fig. is an enlarged detail view of the hed manipulating iueans; Fig. t3 is an end view ot a uiodit'ied forni ot' the hed. this view showing the hed closed. and iii dotted line-s pai'tl'v open and entirel)v open; Fig'. 'i' i5 :in end view oll a somewhat dil'erent forni of iueain: 'for eont'rolling the Swinging seetion ot' the hed: and Fig. S iS algo :in end view illuhti'atinnA the hed shown in Fig'. T partly open.

l\`in|ilar ehnraeteisV of retei'enee eoirepondingl parts throughout t ent tigures of the drawings.

The present iiuprovenient. in the embodiuient shown in the dra-wings. comprises a pair ot' hed sections 2 and 3. enen of which nnrv eoniprise n eoniplete lied. that is to Say, eaeh ot which ina have its full eoinpleinent ot lega. l'oiu' in nuniher ol' one seetionj'ns Jr'or but two legs. wherelijv the lied iS aSiXil ged strurture. one hed section. however, nesting or teleseopinfg' with the other So as to rest: upon aueh other and adapted to Swing t0 ward and vt'roin the saine. Forthe purposes ot deheription onel Ser-tion will he designated :is the niaiu seetion 2 :ind the other as the e two `auctions being together in Qu'eh :i inanner thatig' sia-tion will swing-toward and ie other. resting upon the niain Seeand in poaition at the lide ot the uiain Section with ita feet reating upon the t'loor to torn1 double. hed. the two nietalle tiihries ot'tlie Seetioiie heine level. or substantially so. when the Structure is vin the torni of a douhle hed.

laeh of the Seet'ious eonipriseg a pair of end frames l and 'lnthe forni Shown these eiid trames are inode of pipe` although thisV is not eQSential. lCaeh end frame 4 or 5 of the ina'in Section is lient to forni a pair4 ot' leg-s "T and S provided with ruiters in the usual manner. To each end frame iS Seeured' an- :ingle iron nietiillie fabric Sup portingr har 9. and stretehed therehetween is Sonie suitable forni. of metallic talorio 10. l'n the present instance the end fraiueaare lient or earried ahovelthe metallicr .tzihrie aupportiug' hars Sl so as to forni a shortV head indient@ he differeonneeted the luwing'u troni tl Vand foot portion. The end frames of the it is likewise pivotetl, :it which point the gears 27 and Q8 are located in ii similar manner to that shown :nul flescribtl in oonneot'ion with Figs. 1 to 5. tho geni' 2T boing' carried upon tho pivot 17 :intl fixvtlly sooured to the link l5. ln this ruso. however, the` gears QS' :irj curriotlh i' brau'kots l0 svi-uretl to the @inl frzinios ot' tho swinging soction. To the gears 2S tho swinging t'rnnio 29 is Secured, the oporiition ot' the bod boing otherwise tho suino :is in tho forni shown in Figi'. l to 5.

In tht` forni shown iii` Figs. T :intl ti tho links l5 connect-ing' the swinging' :intl malin sections are pii'otetl :it tlioir lower oncls, :is :it 50, to the inner or 'front mul of the niziin section, while their upper oinls :iro pii'ototl, :is :it 5l, niidiviiy of tho end t'rzinnisoic tho swinging section, the intorinoshing gozirs 2T nlul 28, howoi'oi', being lot'zitotl in thv szinio position 'als they uro shown in Figs, Fi :intl (i. QT boing' cni'riod upon tho pivot is connected by ii link 53 with tho link t.` i whereby inoi'eiiieiit inipiirtoi'l h tho swing'- ingf frame 29 will, when tho oonvli is to he opened to forni a tlouble hed, shit't the link 52 forward und through the inotliun'i of tho linkl 53 Shift tho link l5 to inow t'oi'wiiril the swinging' sot'tion :iin'hot' roui'so` siinultaneously open tho folding iinitti'oss in tht` siinieiininner :is this is dono iii tho oonsti'uotions sliowniii tho other tig'urns.

In tho'foriii of couch boil shown .in Figs. G, 7 :intl S tho swinging section proi'itluil with 't'our logs or supports. thus torining nu night-leggo@ strurtni'o. t

ln thtl prosunt` iniproi'oinont it will ho olisoi'i'otl t'liutI the iiioi'zihlo suction ot' thu vouch boil is :i swinging ono instoinl o'l :i sliding ont'. sind tlnit it swings towni'tl oi' l'i'oni i'lnnniin section, resting' upon `sui'li nniin sot-tion so tlnit' tho metallic,1 t'zilii'itoi' otlior .i'iolt'ling nnittress supporting' niozins rests `upon tho niotnllio fabril: oi' othoi' i'ii'ltling'nnitti'oss supporting' inoiiiis ot' tho iiniin sortion iiistl'zitl of' sliding botwton :i siilo hui' niiil thvy nittnl' lio fabric of sin-h nniin section :is in tho ort|inary slii'ling t'oiu'li bud now woll known to tho trullo. siuh swinging section siiing'iiig iii tli. :iir oi' :i t'ii't'lo to its iitoinloil oi' vlosoll positions. telesooping or nesting'q liowuvti'. with tho niniii sot-tion wlion the livtl is trainsfol'nieil into :i vouch`r tho boil lnii'ingits: two inotiillio fzilii'ios lti'tl orsuhstziut'inlli' so whon it is trziiisi'oi'iiiotl into :i yiloulih` boil. 'l`lu nit-:ins heroin shown for swinging tho swing ing' suction into open or ,rlosotl position onzililos it to he nizinipuhitotl niiu'li niort' ons-ily than is possihltl when the swinging soi-lion is opt'ntil oi' closotl h v gizisping it, :intl pnlling' it forwaii'tl oi' pushing 1t. lnii'h. ospoviiilli swinging sect-ion tho folding iinittross cnn bo opened and closotl by grasping tho swinging suction zit; the front thereof :intl nioi'ing it liiickwzirtl und iorwnrd, :is this will thus swing th friiino 29 from onev position to the other, although tho simpler nini pi'otoi'iihlo l nioniis of ncvoinplishing thisil is by ii'ninipuiiiii'otzilly coiniortutl to tho other for swinging iiioi'oinontl rolntii'eli-v thereto to t'oi'ni titln'i' :i vouch or :i ('louhlo boil. :incl :i Swingiiighzii' ooniiet'tot'l with sziitl sottions :intl in position totlul gi'uspoil :nul nninipnlzitml h tho usor for lswinging siiitl sii'ingiiig' suction.

2.ln :i ooiu'li boil. tlnl l'oinhinzition of :i pnii of boil sot-tions. vin-h lnii'ing' :i .i'ioltling iinitti'oss supporting' unions ooniut'torl thoroto, ont-i lying' tintwisiioi'oi' tho other wliiii tho sti'iu'tui'i' is in thel t'oi'ni ot' i trout'li thornhi'` to forni tho sont; of tho ('oiu'li. ono soction pii'olully linkotl to tht' ot'lur foi' swinging' nioronu-nt rolaitii'oli' thoroto to forni oitl'ioi' :i r'oiu'h oi' :i ilouhh` boil. n swinging hair vonnor'tt'tl with sunt sot-tions :intl in position to bo gi'zispoil ziinl ninnipulntotl b v tht' user toi' swingingsniil sii'ingiiig' suction. unil :i nuit-- tivss L'xii'riutl h sziitl heil :intl hu\'ing' :i pzirt thm-cof :ilso i-iiiiiiotrto l with said swinging hair :intl zuliiptotl to bo swung to ono position oi' :inothoi' on tho swinging' ol' sziitl swinging' soltioii.

Il. ln n ('oiu'li boil. tlul voiiihiiizition ot :i pziii' oll boil .srt-tions. ono nioi'nhlo roliitiinl'v to tli(l other to t'oi'iii :i z-oiuli on' :i tlonlilt' boil. ozuli hitting' :i .i'itliling' nuilt'i'css'supporting t-oin'li. :intl inoiins4 ini'liuling' g'vaii'ing` i'zii'rioll` hi' sziiil iin-:ins :unl h sziiil iiioi'ziblt` sot-tion 'lor slii'ftingtho nioi'ziblu sovtioii :ilong'sitliot' its ronipiinion sot-tion to 'loi'iii :i tlouhh liiil oi' l'oi' slii'l'tingsuicl strtion ilito position to l'oi'ui n roinli.

-l. ln :i voin'h boil. tho t'onihiniitiou ol" :i pziii' ol' hml sections. out` inovnblo i'tlntivtli' to tho othoi' to forni :i i'oiu'h or :i (loiiblo'bt'tl. oin'h hiiving' :i i'ivliling' niutti'i'ss supporting l vsniil unions unil lili' sxiitl nioinlilo stiftion 'for when it trn1i'ios-ii i'iiut'tr'ess. iis iiinstl bo tho';

ruso in practico, nlthougli by tho provision of tho :nouns 'lor opoinng :incl closing' tho shitting' tlit'fnioi'nhlo sot'tion :ilong'sitlt ot' its 'oini'ninion sortion to loi'iii :i tlouhlo boil oi' l'oi' sliilting snitl sot'tioii into position lo torni :i vouch. :intl :i iinittross t'ziifl'iotl lair sziiil vouch boil unil hnring' :ipziiil' tlit'i'oof voip nac-ted with said 542C:

'by the usm".

-othef sscirou i'o form a seid: when he struc- L in a much bsfg "5h43 combination of pail of wasting ba saans, amb having a my ecton o Q position along-- lmeans in tlie'same i 20 connected to and swinging relatively to the 'other section, a folding mattress carried by the swinging section, anti means connected to said sections and to said mattress anoly operative to swing the swinging section 1n' Vone dlrectlon and apart ot said mattress 1n the opposite direction and on tothe non swinging section of the bed.

15. In a couch bed, the combination of a pair of bed sections, one movable and the other stationary, a yielding mattress sup `porting means for each of said sections, piv

otal means betweenJ the bed sections where* by themovable section is adapted4 to be lifted to occupy a position on top of the stationary section or to be lowered to occupy a position aty the side of said station; ary section to bring its mattress supporting lane with the mattress supporting means o the stationary section,

'a olclingmattress carried by the `moi/able v section, and means connected to said stru@ ture and operative on the shifting ot' the,` movable section to open `said; mattress and carry a partthereof on top ofthe yielding mattress supporting means of the stationary section.

16. In a conchbecl, the. combination. 'of a pairfof nesting sections, one a stationary section and the otherv a swinging section, the swinging section resting on top of' the stationarysection to lforni a couch, elink or 'links connecting said sections together at each end whereby the swinging section is shiftable from the top of the stationary section to a position alongside of it, a gear carried by one of the links at. each endYV of said sections, a meshing` gear. pivotally `connected to the swinging' section at each en'd there-` of, *and a'swinging bar connected to said last ,niei'itioned gears and cti'cctiye to open and close the bed.

17. Ina couch bed, the combination of a pairy of nesting sections, one a .stationary and the other a swingingsectioii, the swinging section resti-ng on top ot tbe statlonarysec- 7 tion to torina conch, a link orlinks cona ,nccting said sections together at each end whereby -tlie swinging section iS slliiitable 'from the top oit' the stationary Isection to a position alongside ot' it, a gear carried by oncvof the Vlinks Aat each end of said sections, a meshing gear pii'otally connected to the swinging section at each end thereof, a folcling 4mattress fcarried by said bed,y and a. r

swinging bar, connected to said last. mentionetl gears and` tol which said mattress is connected and eiiective. to open and close the bed and simu'ltaneoiisly open and close the mattress.

18.. Ina couch bed, the combination of a pair of bed-sections comprising a stationary section and a `movable section; the latter Aslniitable from a 'position on top oit the sta-` tionary section tio-a position alongside theref of, meansv for shifting said movable section,

and a folding mattress carried on top ot the movable sectionv and one half thereof connected to said 'means and shiftable by said means in a direction opposite to -the direction oli movement of the movable section on the shifting of said section.

Signed at 9 to l Murray St., New York, N. Y. November 28, ,1908. 4

L CHARLES L. PLUNKETT. Witnesses;

. A. WEED, F. E. Poren. 

